东汉时期,吊祭是丧葬活动中的重要仪式。在皇帝、贵族、官员的丧礼以及平民的丧葬活动中,吊祭是表达对死者哀思的一种重要的方式,但由于社会等级差别,吊祭的方式并不相同。在国家丧礼中,吊祭的不同方式体现丧礼规格的差异。在私人丧葬活动中,吊祭受到各种社会关系的影响,因而成为吊祭者与丧主联系的一种方式。 During the Eastern Han Dynasty, hanging sacrifices were important ceremonies in funeral activities. In the emperors, aristocrats, official funerals and civilians’ funeral activities, hanging presents are an important way of expressing their grief about the dead. However, due to social class differences, the mode of hanging presents is not the same. In national funeral ceremonies, different ways of offering sacrifices reflect differences in funeral specifications. In private funeral activities, the hanging sacrifices were influenced by various social relations and thus became a way for the slayer to contact the mourner.